Here’s a clip from a session of my church’s online Bible Study. The New Testament describes two kinds of time – “chronos” and “kairos.” The difference between the two is immense… eternal even.
Once More Look Up to Heaven
The healing grace of Christ is offered to us so that we can move forward — or better still, upward — in life.
Overcoming the Idolatry of Envy
St Paul calls envy (or covetousness) idolatry. There’s one way to overcome it – radical gratitude.
Mercy On the Way to Jericho
The opening lines of the Parable of the Good Samaritan are enough to show us why this is truly Good News.
The Eternal Tao
“I give you no formulas, says the Way, I give you no equations… Seek no formula. Seek no equation. Only be patient…” -“Christ the Eternal Tao”
Seek first the Kingdom
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus offers us teaching on how we should look at our lives. Some things in the scriptures are really difficult to understand but this particular teaching is so direct that you just look at it once and it’s obvious. It’s not easy, but it’s very clear.
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Holiness and the importance of place
“Someone asked Abba Anthony, ‘What must one do in order to please God?’ The old man replied, ‘Pay attention to what I tell you: whoever you may be, always have God before your eyes; whatever you do, do it according to the testimony of the holy Scriptures; in whatever place you live, do not easily leave it. Keep these three precepts and you will be saved.’” (Sayings of the Desert Fathers)
An important (but lesser-known) quality necessary for spiritual healing and growth is geographic stability. God calls un to be his disciples in specific places.
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A choice to love and trust
The Two Great Commandments are not: Agree to this set precepts about God; and agree to that set precepts about your neighbor. Faith is not about intellectual assent; faith is about love. Faith is our loving, trusting response to the love of God for us. And in our loving response to God’s love a life-giving relationship is forged. My sermon at St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Sunday, July 9, 2023.
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The Story of Our Salvation (or “My Visit to Zootown”)
In June 2022, I was invited to speak on Eastern Orthodox Christianity at Zootown Church in Missoula, Montana. I talked with with my bishop, and he agreed that it was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up. It was a wonderful visit. I met some very devout and kind hearted believers, and I made some new friends. The theme of my message was how the ancient Christian Church understands the story of our salvation.
Why the Incarnation?
A look at how the Eastern Orthodox Church understands why the Son of God had to become human and what his incarnation did for us.
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